In honor of International Women's Day last week, we'd like to share a poem written by one of our very own Kopila Scholars, Deepa Nepali. She originally performed this poem on stage last week and dedicated it to our partners She's the First. It took our breath away. All of the poetry training from the amazing Sarah Kay and the Word Warriors have clearly made an impression.

Happy New Year everyone!!! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful holiday season. I’m really not sure how 2015 came around already. Last time I checked it was 2008. I feel like I start every journal post these days with “Where does the time go?” but every time I go to write that’s all I can think about.

Dear children of mine,
Gosh I’m the proudest mom. You are growing like bean stalks and blooming every day! You are amazing. You are my joy. I love you more than the universe. Each of you is a patch in a big beautiful quilt that makes our family so perfectly woven together.